U.S. local health officials urge vaccination, warn against misinformation

Los Angeles, Oct. 21 (UNI) Health officials across the United States signed a statement on Monday, criticizing false vaccine information from federal officials and urging Americans to get vaccinated as the respiratory virus season approaches. “As leaders of the nation’s largest local health departments, collectively serving nearly 50 million people across America’s cities, we are…

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Israel launches airstrikes on S. Lebanon

Beirut, Oct. 21 (UNI) Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported on Monday. Israeli drones flew intensively and at low altitudes over the villages of Al-Zahrani in southern Lebanon, and over Beirut and its southern suburbs, said the report. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it targeted Hezbollah’s…

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Brazil’s methanol poisoning death toll rises to 9

Sao Paulo, Oct. 21 (UNI) The death toll from methanol-tainted distilled beverages in Brazil has risen to nine, with another seven deaths still under investigation, the Health Ministry said Monday. The adulteration of distilled drinks such as gin, vodka and whiskey with methanol, an alcohol unfit for human consumption, occurred in September at bars and…

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Venezuela: 12 bodies recovered following mine collapse

Caracas, (UNI) Twelve bodies have been recovered following a mine collapse in Venezuela’s southern Bolivar state, Governor Yulisbeth Garcia said Monday. Rescuers recovered the bodies at the Cuatro Esquinas mine in the town of El Callao after 168 hours of continuous search efforts, the official said on social media. The collapse, caused by heavy rains…

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